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Genesis 46:3

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1 And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.

2 And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.

And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:

4 I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.

5 And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

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BSB
“I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.
KJV
And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:
WEB
He said, “I am God, the God of your father. Don’t be afraid to go down into Egypt, for there I will make of you a great nation.
ASV
And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:
DARBY
And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down to Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation.
BLB
And He said, “I [am] God, the God of your father; do not fear from going down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.
ÅB
Da sa han: Jeg er Gud, din fars Gud; frykt ikke for å dra ned til Egypt, for der vil jeg gjøre deg til et stort folk.
OTB
Gud sa: "Jeg er Gud, din fars Gud. Frykt ikke for å dra ned til Egypt, for der vil jeg gjøre deg til et stort folk.
B1930
Da sa han: Jeg er Gud, din fars Gud; frykt ikke for å dra ned til Egypten, for der vil jeg gjøre dig til et stort folk.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 12:2

    And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

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  • Deuteronomy 26:5

    And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:

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  • Acts 27:24

    Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cæsar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.

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  • Isaiah 43:1–2

    But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.

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  • Genesis 35:11

    And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;

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  • Genesis 26:2–3

    And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:

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  • Genesis 28:13–14

    And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

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  • Isaiah 41:10

    Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

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